Holistic Dentistry~ My sons first visit to the dentist

Well tonight I thought I would do a little post on holistic dentistry as my son has his first visit to the dentist today, so I though I would share with you why I chose a holistic dentist.











The main Reasons I chose a Holistic Dentist over a Traditional Dentist 

1. They look at your overall health when treating dental problems and will suggest nutritional advise for treating oral health . Traditional dentistry are taught to look for disease in the form of tooth decay and gum disease and to treat what they find as a purely physical thing.


2.They avoid the use of x-ray and if it is needed make sure there is minimal radiation exposure

3.They are Fluoride Free they filter their water so there is no fluoride and do not use fluoride in their treatments. Here is a little info on the danger of Fluoride . Fluoride is a know carcinogen, id a by product od aluminium know to cause damage to the brain. Children are more sensitive to the effect of Fluoride. So choose fluoride free tooth paste , filter your water, and dont let a dentist use fluoride on your child's teeth. 

Many dentist will do a fluoride treatment on children's teeth and today our dentist gave my son a calcium treatment that does not contained no nasties and does the same this as a fluoride treatment with out the poison in fluoride.

             

4.They dont use amalgam fillings - Watch to clip below
Amalgam fillings contain mercury Mercury is Poison even in very small amounts. Here is a another post written by Dr Greg Emerson about the dangers of Mercury 

                         

5.They often offer homeopathy and aromatherapy pain relief options 


There many other reason why some people choose holistic dentist but this was my reasons.
I also choose a dentist that I knew was a vegan so she would support my choice not to eat meat when giving me nutritional advise.


She was very happy with my 3 year old sons teeth and said they were perfect and very clean. And generally for everyone dental health but especially because my son was premature, He needs to have a diet high in minerals she suggested lots of leafy greens nuts, seeds and for him to eat hard raw vegetables. Her general diet advise is - Avoid dairy, gluten, alcohol, sugars including complex carbs, and caffeine. Eat garlic and chilli and drink plenty of water. Oh and get to bed early!  
And when trying to detox from mercury- Lots of protein(avoiding dairy), water, green leafy vegetables, coriander, garlic and onions. Supplement with vitamin C and B6 and minerals such as magnesium and zinc. Good probiotics and mercury scavengers like selenium, glutathione and liquid chlorophyll.


Take Care ~Bess xx